23.— Section 13 of the Act of 1984 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “€5,000” for “£1,000”, and

(b) by the addition of the following subsection:

“(6) Notwithstanding section 10(4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851, summary proceedings for an offence under this section may be instituted within 12 months from the date on which the offence was committed.”.